85R8752 JG-F     By: Uresti S.B. No. 1039       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the filing requirements for certain documents in mental   health cases.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 571.014(c), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (c)  A person may [initially] file a paper with the county   clerk by the use of reproduced, photocopied, or electronically   transmitted paper [if the person files the original signed copies   of the paper with the clerk not later than the 72nd hour after the   hour on which the initial filing is made. If the 72-hour period   ends on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the filing period is   extended until 4 p.m. on the first succeeding business day. If   extremely hazardous weather conditions exist or a disaster occurs,   the presiding judge or magistrate may by written order made each day   extend the filing period until 4 p.m. on the first succeeding   business day. The written order must declare that an emergency   exists because of the weather or the occurrence of a disaster. If a   person detained under this subtitle would otherwise be released   because the original signed copy of a paper is not filed within the   72-hour period but for the extension of the filing period under this   section, the person may be detained until the expiration of the   extended filing period. This subsection does not affect another   provision of this subtitle requiring the release or discharge of a   person]. If the paper is filed with the county clerk by the use of   reproduced, photocopied, or electronically transmitted paper, the   person filing the paper shall:                (1)  maintain the original signed copies of the paper;   and                (2)  on request of a party or the court, file the   original signed copies of the paper with the clerk.          SECTION 2.  Section 571.014(d), Health and Safety Code, is   repealed.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.